As exciting new beers appear weekly in bars and on specialty shop shelves, we shouldn’t forget their forebears: the brews that spawned, defined and advanced the craft beer movement, made by the influential brewers who brought [us] to where we are today.

Lately there have been a bunch of articles about beer + exercise. Here’s 4 of them:

In Greek mythology, the Olympians were said to drink ambrosia, which bestowed upon them immortality…Today’s Olympians have been swept up in a new trend largely emerging from Bavaria: nonalcoholic athletic recovery beers.

For the not so exercise inclined, the idea of attending boot camp is laugh-inducing. Sure, you’ll get an all-over workout that’s great for your body, but the subsequent pain and suffering isn’t a big draw. The promise of craft beer post-workout is, and that’s what drew me to a class at Brewery Boot Camp in Denver, Colorado.

One of the things that we love most about the craft beer biz is its innovative spirit. And companies like ZēLUS Beer, a cutting-edge brewing operation that is bringing the electrolyte concept to serious beer.

Back in 2010, a pivotal moment arrived for American craft beers at Munich’s Oktoberfest. “They announced, ‘The gold medal for the best Oktoberfest in the world went to — gasp — Samuel Adams’ Octoberfest.’ The air went out of the room,” said Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company.